Hurricane name, size and location |
Date and duration (from>to)
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Lunar timing with reference to phase
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Approximate path
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Cindy Gulf of Mexico |
June 29 > 7/5,2005 |
B4 New Moon (nm7/6 > 9) |
N.W> N.>N.E. |
Dennis cat 3 east gulf to Alabama |
July 9 > 10 X |
after new moon (nm 6 > 9) |
North in East gulf |
Emily to cat 5 S. Gulf to n.e. Mexico |
July 11 > 21 |
B4 full (-10days) (fm 21 > 23) |
West NW |
Katrina cat 5 Gulf of Mexico |
Aug. 18 > 29 |
Full Moon (-3 to +8) (fm 19 > 22) |
East to West then North |
Ophelia less than 3 east coast of u.s. |
Sept 6 > 18 X |
New +2 to +12 nm 2 > 5 |
North East path |
Rita cat 4 (+/-) Southern Gulf to Texas |
September 18 > 28 |
Full Moon -2 to +9 (fm)19 > 22) |
East to West |
Wilma cat 1-5 S. Gulf to East coast of u.s. |
Oct 15 > 25, 2005 |
Full -3 to +6 (fm 17 > 20) partial lunar eclipse |
N.W then N.E. |
Of the 27 named storms is 2005, only 8 occured in the first lunar quarter region. 8 directly overlapped the new moon, 2 of them were the most severe. |
The other 4 of the most severe and 7 of the total occurred as the new moon passed through the earth's plasma tail. |